Birthday Highlight: Jimmy Page

Rock musician Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) is 75 today, so here's a quick slideshow of some career highlights from the archives of the Associated Press.

2015 - London

In this picture taken Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, British musician Jimmy Page of rock group Led Zeppelin, laughs during an interview with Associated Press in London. Jimmy Page started the project because he couldn’t believe how bad Led Zeppelin sounded. The legacy of the band he’d devoted much of his life to was being muddied by the way its classic studio albums sounded when reproduced on the ubiquitous MP3 players that are popular today. Instead of accepting that future generations would have to hear a cramped, compressed version of Led Zep’s sonic booms, Page has devoted several years to completely re-mastering the band’s extensive catalog in a labor of love that is, with the release of “Physical Graffiti” on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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1983 - Madison Square Garden

Jimmy Page, former lead guitarist for Led Zeppelin, plays during a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York on Thursday, Dec. 8, 1983. The concert featured performances by friends of rock musician Ronnie Lane, who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis. Proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Multiple Sclerosis Society for research. (AP Photo/Veronica Farley)

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1985 - Live Aid

In this July 13, 1985 file photo, Led Zeppelin bandmates, singer Robert Plant, left, and guitarist Jimmy Page, reunite to perform for the Live Aid famine relief concert at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

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1987 - Les Paul Birthday Party

Guitar designer Les Paul, center, who pioneered multi-track rock music recording, signs former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page's chest after signing his guitar at a 72nd birthday party thrown for Les Paul by the Gibson Guitar Company at New York's Hard Rock Cafe, Monday, June 11, 1987. Guitarist Jeff Beck is at left. (AP Photo/John Bellissimo)

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1988 - Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary

Former Led Zeppelin band members Jimmy Page, left, and Robert Plant perform at the Atlantic Records 40th anniversary celebration at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday, May 15, 1988. The marathon show featured artists from the recording label’s early years to the latest pop stars. (AP Photo/Mario Suriani)

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1998 - Istanbul

In this March 5, 1998, file photo, Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant, left, performs with guitarist Jimmy Page during their concert in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Murad Sezer, File)

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1999 - Diamond Award

Members of Led Zeppelin, John Paul Jones, left, and Jimmy Page, center, speak to the audience after accepting their Recording Industry Association of America "Diamond Award" from founder of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun, in New York Tuesday, March 16, 1999. RIAA has created the award to recognize performers who have sold 10 million units of a single title in the United States. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)

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2001 - Montreux Jazz Festival

Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, ex Led Zeppelin, perform on the Stravinski hall stage during the 'Good Rocking Tonight' at the second night of the 35th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, late Saturday, July 7, 2001. The festival will last until July 21. (AP Photo/KEYSTONE/Mirjam Wanner)

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2004 - Britain Walk of Fame

Jimmy Page, the founder member of the rock group Led Zeppelin, places his hands into wet cement to become the first artist to be immortalised during the opening of Britain's 'Walk of Fame' on a stretch of pavement outside 1 Piccadilly in London, Monday Aug. 23, 2004. (AP Photo/Richard Lewis)

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2005 - Buckingham Palace

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II greets Jimmy Page, as Brian May from the band 'Queen' looks on. The Queen is hosting a reception in which the all-star gathering for major names in the music business, was a royal tribute to Britain's music industry. Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday 1 March 2005. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool)

2007 - Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards

2008 - "It Might Get Loud"

Guitarist Jimmy Page participates in a press conference for the film "It Might Get Loud" during the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 in Toronto. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

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2008 - Beijing Olympics

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, right, and British pop singer Leona Lew perform the song "Whole Lotta Love" during the closing ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympics at the National Stadium, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

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2009 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Jimmy Page poses as he arrives on the red carpet for the 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Saturday, April 4, 2009 in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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2010 - Classic Rock Awards

British artist Jimmy Page appears as he presents Killing Joke with the award for The Innovators at The Classic Rock Awards at Roundhouse, Park Lane in London Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Jeffers)

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2012 - Celebration Day

(L-R) Led Zeppelin Bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, frontman Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page are seen at a press screening ahead of the worldwide theatrical release of Led Zeppelin's 2007 Celebration Day concert at the O2, on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 in London, UK. (Photo by Miles Willis/Invision/AP)

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2013 - Echo Music Awards

Jimmy Page, left, and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin hold their awards during the Echo music awards ceremony in Berlin, Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber/Pool)

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2014 - Berklee College of Music

Former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page receives an honorary degree of Doctor of Music from Berklee College of Music President Roger Brown, right, and Provost Lawrence Simpson during the school's commencement in Boston, Saturday, May 10. 2014. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

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